2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by first-year head coach Jimmy Dykes, play their games at Bud Walton Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where defeated Northwestern in the first round before losing to Baylor in the second round.

2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Jimmy Dykes (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Christy Smith Tari Cummings Simeon Hinsey
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina*^†	15	–	1		.938			34	–	3		.919
No. 6 Tennessee	15	–	1		.938			30	–	6		.833
No. 12 Mississippi State	11	–	5		.688			27	–	7		.794
No. 11 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
No. 21 Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
LSU	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Ole Miss	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Georgia	6	–	10		.375			19	–	12		.613
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			18	–	14		.563
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Florida	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Auburn	3	–	13		.188			13	–	18		.419
Alabama	2	–	14		.125			13	–	19		.406
† 2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Jessica Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, Ark. G 11 Calli Berna 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, Ark. G 14 McKinley Bostad 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kennedale HS Kennedale, Texas G 15 Kelsey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Olathe Northwest Olathe, Kan. F 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Duluth HS Duluth, Ga. F 25 Joey Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Gunter HS Gunter, Texas F 32 Khadijah West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Huntington Shreveport, La. F 33 Melissa Wolff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cabot HS Cabot, Ark. F 42 Jhasmin Bowen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wichita Heights HS Wichita, Kan.	Head coach Jimmy Dykes Assistant coach(es) Christy Smith Tari Cummings Simeon Hinsey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-11-06

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	25т	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2014* 2:00 p.m.		Northeastern State	W 65–32	–	Bud Walton Arena (N/A) Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2014* 11:00 a.m.		Nicholls State	W 63–52	1–0	Bud Walton Arena (4,541) Fayetteville, AR
Nov 16, 2014* 1:00 p.m.		Savannah State	W 75–46	2–0	Bud Walton Arena (703) Fayetteville, AR
Nov 20, 2014* 6:00 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	W 58–51	3–0	Murphy Center (4,120) Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 23, 2014* 2:00 p.m.		Northwestern State	W 78–30	4–0	Bud Walton Arena (1,647) Fayetteville, AR
Nov 28, 2014* 3:00 p.m.		vs. No. 18 Iowa South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 77–67	5–0	South Point Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
Nov 29, 2014* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Richmond South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 74–55	6–0	South Point Arena (177) Las Vegas, NV
Dec 4, 2014* 7:00 p.m.	No. 25	South Dakota State	L 75–80 ^OT	6–1	Bud Walton Arena (1,577) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 7, 2014* 2:00 p.m.	No. 25	No. 18 Rutgers	L 52–64	6–2	Bud Walton Arena (1,997) Fayetteville, AR
Dec 10, 2014* 7:05 p.m.		at Missouri State	W 59–50	7–2	JQH Arena (2,503) Springfield, MO
Dec 14, 2014* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Tulsa	W 64–53	8–2	Reynolds Center (1,050) Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 2014* 3:00 p.m., SECN		vs. Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 71–64	9–2	Verizon Arena (3,689) North Little Rock, AR
Dec 29, 2014* 7:00 p.m.		Grambling State	W 77–35	10–2	Bud Walton Arena (1,733) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2015 6:00 p.m.		at Ole Miss	L 57–71	10–3 (0–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum (1,098) Oxford, MS
Jan 4, 2014 12:30 p.m., ESPNU		No. 5 Texas A&M	L 50–52	10–4 (0–2)	Bud Walton Arena (2,106) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 8, 2015 8:00 p.m., FSN		at No. 14 Mississippi State	L 57–72	10–5 (0–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (3,556) Starkville, MS
Jan 11, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 7 Tennessee	L 51–60	10–6 (0–4)	Bud Walton Arena (2,344) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 18, 2015 2:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri	W 73–55	11–6 (1–4)	Bud Walton Arena (4,299) Fayetteville, AR
Jan 22, 2015 7:00 p.m.		at Vanderbilt	L 53–55	11–7 (1–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,685) Nashville, TN
Jan 25, 2015 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at Florida	L 58–72	11–8 (1–6)	O'Connell Center (2,214) Gainesville, FL
Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m.		Auburn	W 52–47	12–8 (2–6)	Bud Walton Arena (1,474) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 5, 2015 1:00 p.m., FSN		at Alabama	W 53–42	13–8 (3–6)	Foster Auditorium (2,591) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 29, 2015 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 24 Georgia	W 54–48	14–8 (4–6)	Bud Walton Arena (1,488) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 12, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 15 Texas A&M	L 55–59	14–9 (4–7)	Reed Arena (4,443) College Station, TX
Feb 15, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn	W 54–36	15–9 (5–7)	Auburn Arena (2,270) Auburn, AL
Feb 19, 2015 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 2 South Carolina	L 56–73	15–10 (5–8)	Bud Walton Arena (1,531) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 22, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		LSU	W 63–41	16–10 (6–8)	Bud Walton Arena (2,923) Fayetteville, AR
Feb 26, 2015 7:00 p.m.		No. 13 Kentucky	L 51–59	16–11 (6–9)	Bud Walton Arena (2,614) Fayetteville, AR
Mar 1, 2015 2:00 p.m.		at Missouri	L 41–57	16–12 (6–10)	Mizzou Arena (1,940) Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2015 Noon, SECN		vs. Ole Miss Second Round	W 72–61	17–12	Verizon Arena (N/A) North Little Rock, AR
Mar 6, 2015 Noon, SECN		vs. No. 3 South Carolina Quarterfinals	L 36–58	17–13	Verizon Arena (N/A) North Little Rock, AR
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 22 Northwestern First Round	W 57–55	18–13	Ferrell Center (N/A) Waco, TX
Mar 22, 2015* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 5 Baylor Second Round	L 44–73	18–14	Ferrell Center (4,593) Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Polls. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

References

1. "Schedule". July 30, 2015.